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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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