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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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