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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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