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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online 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 organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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