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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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