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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently 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 online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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