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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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