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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC 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 many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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