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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners 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. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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