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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly 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 many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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