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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically 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 many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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