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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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