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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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