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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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