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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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