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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free 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 issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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