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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free 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 variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental 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 organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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