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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally 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 lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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