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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly 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 topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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