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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take 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 mostly 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 subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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