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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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