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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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