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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are 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 lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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