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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative 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 problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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