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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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