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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually 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 are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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