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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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