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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally 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 many subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the intriguing 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 articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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