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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily 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 numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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