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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always 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. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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