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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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