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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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