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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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