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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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