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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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