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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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