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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not 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 many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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