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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are 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 a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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