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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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