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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free 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 subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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