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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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