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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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