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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online 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 quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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