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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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