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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive these open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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