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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not 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 subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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