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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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