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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally 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. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative 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 teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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