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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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