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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not 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 several topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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