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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners 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 many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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