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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily 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 numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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