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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students 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 education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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