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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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