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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. 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. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are generally free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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