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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always 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 several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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