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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners 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 technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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