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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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