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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently 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 a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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