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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are usually 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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