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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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