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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always 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 quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This 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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