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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually 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. There are several topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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