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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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