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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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