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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally 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 quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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