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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are typically 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 issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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