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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These 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 institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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