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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally 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 a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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