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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically 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 several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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