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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free 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 many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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