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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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