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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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