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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always 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 quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation 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 we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education