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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally 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 a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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