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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are mostly free 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 a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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