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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally 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 topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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