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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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