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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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