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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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