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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free 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 several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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