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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually 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 e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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