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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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