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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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