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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily 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. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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