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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free 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 quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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