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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly 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 many topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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