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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free 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 issues that online education institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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