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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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