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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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