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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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