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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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