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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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