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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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