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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently 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 blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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