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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students 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 many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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