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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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