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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with 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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