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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always 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 learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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