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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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