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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly 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 many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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