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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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