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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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