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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally 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. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental 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 institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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