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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always 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. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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