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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not 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 lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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