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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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