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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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