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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 many topics that elearning institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online 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 educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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