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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are commonly 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 variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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