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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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