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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally 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. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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