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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually 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 a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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