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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free 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 many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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