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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally 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 e-learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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