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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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 lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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