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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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