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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free 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 organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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