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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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