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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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