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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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