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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are 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. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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