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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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