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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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