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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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