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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly 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 a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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