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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally 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 distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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