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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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