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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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