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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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