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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students 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 numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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