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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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