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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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