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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not 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 many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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