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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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