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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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