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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are 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 a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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