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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students 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 many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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