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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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