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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC 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 numerous subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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