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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically 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. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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