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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free 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 variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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