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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free 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 a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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