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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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