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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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