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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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