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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These 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 a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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