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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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