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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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