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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free 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 subjects that online education organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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