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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 many topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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