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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not 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 subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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