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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are usually 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 online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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