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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students 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 a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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