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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily 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. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews 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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