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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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