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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always 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 numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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