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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners 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 several issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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