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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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