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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not 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 numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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