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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally 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 numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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