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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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