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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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 subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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