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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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