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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free 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 a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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