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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free 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 many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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