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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently 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 learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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