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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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