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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not 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 issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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