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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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