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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 many subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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