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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily 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 many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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