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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free 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 a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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