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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are typically 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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