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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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