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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major 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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