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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently 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 online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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