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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively 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 subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental 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 institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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