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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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