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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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