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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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