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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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