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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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