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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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