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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always 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 many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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