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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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