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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 online MOOC courses are generally 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 lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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