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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not 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 e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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