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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually 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. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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