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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally 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 many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the 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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