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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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