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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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