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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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