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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically 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 subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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