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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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