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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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