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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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