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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are generally 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 a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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