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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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