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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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