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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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