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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free 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 many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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