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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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