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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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