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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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