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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students 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 topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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