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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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