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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines 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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