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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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