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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not 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 online education institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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