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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free 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 a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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