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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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