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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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