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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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