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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually 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 several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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