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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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