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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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