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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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