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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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