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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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