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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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