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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners 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 a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that 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 organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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