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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly 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 subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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