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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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