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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online 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 topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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