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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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