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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually 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. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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