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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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