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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the 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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