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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students 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 quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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