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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically 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 numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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