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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free 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 elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and 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 educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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