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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students 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 a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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