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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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