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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 e-learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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