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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses 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. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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