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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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