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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always 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 subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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