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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free for students 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 subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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