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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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