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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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