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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily 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 elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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