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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free 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 issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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