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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free 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. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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