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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free 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 a variety of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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