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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily 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 issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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