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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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