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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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