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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs 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 elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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