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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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