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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners 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 several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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