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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 several topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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