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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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