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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are typically free 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 numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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