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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always 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. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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