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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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