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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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