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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically 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 several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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