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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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