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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free 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 a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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