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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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