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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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