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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly 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 quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle 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 topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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