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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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