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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 many issues that elearning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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