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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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