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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always 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 a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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