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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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