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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online 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 quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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