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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students 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 variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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