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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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