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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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