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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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