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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free 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 a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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