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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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