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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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