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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are normally free for learners 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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