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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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