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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are 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 lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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