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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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