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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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