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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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