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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free 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 numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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