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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in 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. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are generally free 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 topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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