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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are normally 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 many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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