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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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