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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically 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 lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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