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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily 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 a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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