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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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