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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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