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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not 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 a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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