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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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