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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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 numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original 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 inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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