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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners 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 several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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