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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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