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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually 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 several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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