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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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