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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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