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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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