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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students 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 a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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