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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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