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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally 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 several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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