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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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