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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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