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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are 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 quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas 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 stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major 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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