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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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