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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students 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 several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and 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 we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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