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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically 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 numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment 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 institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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