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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners 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. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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