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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free 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 many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand these open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the interesting 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 scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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