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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically 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 quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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