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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly 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 learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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