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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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