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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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