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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are 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 online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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