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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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