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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free 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 many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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