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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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