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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free 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 a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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