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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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