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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not 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 issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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