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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free 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 numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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