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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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