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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always 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 variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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