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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly 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 many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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