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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online 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 issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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