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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free 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 a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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