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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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