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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students 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 several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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