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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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