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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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