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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free 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 issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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