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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs 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 numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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