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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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