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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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