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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively 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 many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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