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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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