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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently 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 many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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