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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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