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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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