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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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