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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free 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 quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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