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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically 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 institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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