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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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