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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly 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. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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