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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are 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 subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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