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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally 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 several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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