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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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