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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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