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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are generally 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 several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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