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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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