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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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