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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are 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 a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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