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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally 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 issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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