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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses 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 several subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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