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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically 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 subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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