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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always 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 variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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