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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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