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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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