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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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