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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively 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 learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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