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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly 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. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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