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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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