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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always 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. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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