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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massively Open Online Course