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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally 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 variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? 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 participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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