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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently 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 several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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