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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly 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 issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What 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 educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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