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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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