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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students 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 many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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