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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually 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 many topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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