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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently 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 quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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