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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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