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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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