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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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