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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily 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 quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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