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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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