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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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