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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative 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 stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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