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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently 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 several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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