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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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