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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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