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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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