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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always 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 variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning 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 educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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