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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University 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 educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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