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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners 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 quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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