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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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