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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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