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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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