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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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