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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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