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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally 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 issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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