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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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