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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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