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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? 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 teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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