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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free 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 topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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