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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students 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 variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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