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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free 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. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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