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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 many topics that online education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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