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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners 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 quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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