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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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