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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students 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 variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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