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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently 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 numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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