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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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