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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally 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 online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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