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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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