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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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