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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students 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 online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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