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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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