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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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