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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are typically 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 a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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