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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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