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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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