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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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