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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and 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 teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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