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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are ordinarily free 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. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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