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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free 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 a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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