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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively 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 educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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