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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically 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 lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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