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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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