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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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