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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and 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 we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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