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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly 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. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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