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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are 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 topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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