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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not 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 many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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