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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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