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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students 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 subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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