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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free 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 subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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