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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes 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 many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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