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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not 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 lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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