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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners 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 issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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