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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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