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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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