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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently 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 a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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