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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free 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 topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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