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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free 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 lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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