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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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