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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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