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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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