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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently 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 several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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