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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not always 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 online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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