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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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