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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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