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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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