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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always 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 several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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