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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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