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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not 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 many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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