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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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