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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education