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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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