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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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 online education institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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