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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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