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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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