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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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