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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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