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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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