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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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