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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always 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 topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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