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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually 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. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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