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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always 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 topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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