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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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