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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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