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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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