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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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