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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally 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 variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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