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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly 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 several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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