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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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