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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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