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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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