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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free 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 several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes? 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 stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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