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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently 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 learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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