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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently 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 lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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