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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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