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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly 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 a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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