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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free 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 several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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