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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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