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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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