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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not always 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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