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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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