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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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