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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free 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 quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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