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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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