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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally 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 several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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