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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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