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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always 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 subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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