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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the 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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