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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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