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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently 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 online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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