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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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