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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students 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 issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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