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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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