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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are normally 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. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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