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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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