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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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