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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners 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 many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? 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 stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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