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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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