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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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