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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not 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 many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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