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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not 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 subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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