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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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