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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always 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 several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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