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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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