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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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