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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free 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 a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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