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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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