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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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