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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These 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 topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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