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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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