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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students 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 numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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