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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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