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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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