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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free 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 several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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